Debbie Inglis, Professor of Biological Sciences and Director of Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI), wrote a piece recently published in Open Access Government about how Canada’s first national grapevine clean plant program will benefit the grape and wine sector.

Her article, which was immediately preceded by a piece on strengthening the Canadian agricultural sector by the federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Heath MacDonald, reflects how multidisciplinary research taking place at Brock directly aligns with the current federal priorities for strengthening productivity, sustainability and resilience across Canada’s agri-food system.

As governments work to identify and scale innovative solutions to the agricultural challenges being experienced across the country, Brock researchers, including those involved in the clean plant program, have been funded through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership and other federal and provincial programs to move this critical work forward.

Inglis outlines this work in the article, which reads:

“The VINO Solutions project will develop new grape-growing and fermenting approaches to help the industry combat threats from climate change, such as new pests, plant viruses, and changing growing seasons that require resiliency strategies. VINO Solutions consists of 11 subprojects under the categories Start Clean, Enhance Resilience, Stay Clean and Stay Competitive (see Figure 1). Researchers will use state-of-the-art equipment and facilities at Brock’s Research Farm, which recently received funding from the federal and Ontario governments.”

Read the full article on the Open Access Government website.